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Scientific American
December 2006
Jeffrey D. Sachs
The Challenge of Sustainable Water Water supplies around the world are already severely stressed. Population growth and global warming will only worsen those problems mark for My Articles similar articles
Parameters
November 2004
Morrissette & Borer
Where Oil and Water Do Mix: Environmental Scarcity and Future Conflict in the Middle East and North Africa In the eyes of a future observer, what will characterize the political landscape of the Middle East and North Africa? Will the future mirror the past or, as suggested by the quote above, are significant changes on the horizon? mark for My Articles similar articles
The Motley Fool
October 20, 2011
Rebecca Lipman
Water Shortages: Here Are the U.S. Companies to Watch So as long as water shortages continue to plague wealthy regions investors might want to consider the possibility of tracking utility stocks exposed to the trend. mark for My Articles similar articles
Wired
April 21, 2008
Matthew Power
Peak Water: Aquifers and Rivers Are Running Dry. How Three Regions Are Coping. Water has been a serious issue in the developing world for so long, but the scarcity of freshwater is no longer a problem restricted to poor countries. mark for My Articles similar articles
Finance & Development
March 1, 2002
Peter S. Heller & Muthukumara Mani
Adapting to Climate Change Not much talked about but still worrisome are the economic and fiscal disruptions likely to be caused by global climate change, especially for developing countries. Policymakers should take steps to minimize these disruptions, and sooner rather than later... mark for My Articles similar articles
Popular Mechanics
February 5, 2009
Andrew Moseman
Plumbing the Planet: The 5 Biggest Projects Taking on the World's Water Supply Around the world, countries are trying to combat water supply problems with ever-more-clever engineering: bigger and badder treatment plants, pipelines, tunnels and reservoirs. Here are five projects hoping to be big and bad enough. mark for My Articles similar articles
Finance & Development
March 2008
Mohan Munasinghe
Rising Temperatures, Rising Risks Global warming is already taking its toll internationally. Making development more sustainable will help address climate change. mark for My Articles similar articles
Financial Planning
December 1, 2006
David A. Twibell
Blue Gold Many experts predict that the world is on the verge of a significant water shortage. This could spell opportunity for investors with long-term horizons. mark for My Articles similar articles
HBS Working Knowledge
October 17, 2005
Garry Emmons
Turning on the Tap: Is Water the Next Oil? Many competing forces lead some experts to believe that water will replace petroleum as the twenty-first century's core commodity, with nations rich in water enjoying enormous social and economic advantages over those that are not. mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
September 2008
Elizabeth Milson
Sustainable water Water treated to an appropriate standard is required not only for drinking but also to satisfy all our domestic, industrial and agricultural needs. mark for My Articles similar articles
Financial Advisor
September 2012
Thomas M. Kostigen
From Red To Blue Investors should benefit from ongoing efforts to improve poor water management around the world. mark for My Articles similar articles
Finance & Development
September 1, 2001
Franklin M. Fisher & Hossein Askari
Optimal Water Management in the Middle East and Other Regions Serious conflicts over water pervade the Middle East. How might these be resolved or eased, and how could water management models and international financial institutions help? mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
September 2008
Victoria Gill
Editorial: Liquid asset Many predict that the major conflicts of the coming century will be fought over water. And the unpredictable impacts of climate change mean that we cannot simply rely on surface water resources to continue to be replenished by rain. mark for My Articles similar articles
Finance & Development
September 1, 2007
Bloom & Khanna
The Urban Revolution Rapid urbanization may prove a blessing, provided the world takes notice and plans accordingly. mark for My Articles similar articles
The Motley Fool
November 25, 2009
Nathan Parmelee
Will India Run Dry? Arranging the funding and development India needs to fix its water problems will be difficult. mark for My Articles similar articles
Science News
April 11, 2009
Michel Jarraud
Bracing For Global Climate Change Is A Local Challenge The secretary-general of the U.N. World Meteorological Organization discusses whether global climate change is real. mark for My Articles similar articles
HBS Working Knowledge
November 15, 2012
Lisa Chase
Funding the Design of Livable Cities As a burgeoning global population migrates to the world's urban centers, it's crucial to design livable cities that function with scarce natural resources. The critical connection between real estate financing and innovative design in the built environment is discussed. mark for My Articles similar articles
Geotimes
April 2005
Michael Glantz
What Makes Good Climates Go Bad? Climates are constantly changing in both linear and nonlinear ways and over the course of life on Earth, organisms have either adjusted to those changes or perished. mark for My Articles similar articles
Fast Company
March 1, 2007
Andrew Zolli
Business 3.0 A suite of new global forces is emerging that will remake the operating environment for global capitalism, obliterate the walls -- and the distinctions -- between the Friedmanesque Hatfields and the Naderesque McCoys, and inject a "greed is good" mentality into our approach to grand social problems. mark for My Articles similar articles
HBS Working Knowledge
September 24, 2014
The ABCs of Addressing Climate Change (From a Business Perspective) How can business leaders cut through the noise and actively address climate change from an economic perspective? John Macomber proposes a list of ABCs. mark for My Articles similar articles
IDB America
May 2004
Daniel Drosdoff
Barbados Acts to Prevent Water Crisis Geography and the tourism industry complicate the island's efforts to secure freshwater supplies. mark for My Articles similar articles
Finance & Development
December 2009
Hamilton & Fay
A Changing Climate for Development Climate finance can provide the resources developing countries need to mitigate and adapt mark for My Articles similar articles
Reason
October 2005
Sallie Baliunas
Full of Hot Air Book review: A climate alarmist takes on "criminals against humanity" in Boiling Point: How Politicians, Big Oil and Coal, Journalists and Activists Are Fueling the Climate Crisis -- And What We Can Do to Avert the Disaster, by Ross Gelbspan. mark for My Articles similar articles
IDB America
August 2005
Daniel Drossdoff
From the Sea to the Kitchen How a new desalination technology is easing The Bahamas' age-old water problems. The plant was constructed on a build-own-operate contract and sells its entire production to The Bahamas Water and Sewerage Corporation (WSC). mark for My Articles similar articles
IEEE Spectrum
May 2007
William B. Gail
Climate Control We will be able to engineer the Earth to our liking -- but we'd better start now. Before we picked a climate, we would need to evolve the political, commercial, and academic institutions to get us there. mark for My Articles similar articles
Geotimes
May 2004
Craig Schiffries
Closing the Gap Between Water Science and Water Policy The urgent need to close the gap between water science and water policy dominated the 4th National Conference on Science Policy and the Environment, which explored science-based strategies for achieving water sustainability. mark for My Articles similar articles
Popular Mechanics
November 2008
Michael Milstein
6 Radical Solutions for U.S. Southwest's Peak Water Problem Increased usage and years of drought are diminishing the Colorado River's flow. States that rely on that water are forming strategies to deal with the problem. mark for My Articles similar articles
Finance & Development
December 2011
Natalie Ramirez-Djumena
Africa: A Look into the Future OVER the past decade, Africa has been growing at an unprecedented rate, despite the successive global food and financial crises. mark for My Articles similar articles
Geotimes
March 2007
Carolyn Gramling
Climate Report Points Finger at Fossil Fuels The world is warming, and the burning of fossil fuels is very likely to blame, according to a new report released by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. mark for My Articles similar articles
Finance & Development
June 2011
The Price of Maturity Aging populations mean countries have to find new ways to support their elderly. mark for My Articles similar articles
Geotimes
September 2006
Lee Gerhard
Testing Global Warming Hypotheses Global climate change has been a natural phenomenon driven by natural processes for 4.5 billion years. Nevertheless, cultural pressures exist to identify a human cause for current global climate change. mark for My Articles similar articles
ONLINE
Jan/Feb 2008
Stoss & Stoss
Heating Up for Global Warming Research and Policy The critical actions in combating global warming call for individuals, neighborhoods, communities, and geopolitical entities to implement a concept of global warming ICE. mark for My Articles similar articles
IDB America
July 2004
Paul Constance
Thirsty Cities Already under pressure from decades of accelerated population growth, water systems in cities from Mexico to Argentina are reaching the breaking point. mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
April 3, 2014
Maria Burke
Latest climate report sees a bigger role for adaptation The latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change says that science can offer ways to adapt to climate change and reduce risk -- something that should be used in combination with cutting emissions. mark for My Articles similar articles
Geotimes
June 2007
Fred Schwab
Plunging into the Debate on Climate Change Debate continues about whether the warming effects of greenhouse gases are overshadowed by natural events. mark for My Articles similar articles
Reason
December 2005
Ronald Bailey
Data: Escape from Poverty In 2000 the world's eight richest nations set the Millennium Development Goals... Average annual global per capita income fell, in real dollars, from $445 in 1 A.D. to $436 in 1000 A.D. By 1820 it had increased to $667... etc. mark for My Articles similar articles